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The winner of the "Great American Race" was the great Joey Logano. Logano, a Middletown native, crossed the finish line first at the Daytona 500 for the first time with a 1.006-second victory over Kevin Harvick. Logano took the lead, following a restart, with 19 laps remaining. "Daytona 500, oh my God! Are you kidding me?" he exclaimed in Victory Lane. ... More Middletown pride: Andre Drummond of the city, who donated $10,000 to the Middlesex YMCA in October, scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Pistons over the Wizards 106-89. •Don't be deceived that freshman Daniel Hamilton only scored seven points. His value was immense in UConn's 67-60...

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The winner of the "Great American Race" was the great Joey Logano. Logano, a Middletown native, crossed the finish line first at the Daytona 500 for the first time with a 1.006-second victory over Kevin Harvick. Logano took the lead, following a...

Andy Warhol would have loved this winter.In only 31/2 months, every major league team seemed to have its own 15 minutes of fame, from the usual suspects to the perennial wannabes.The Blue Jays and A's started it with a blockbuster trade, the Red Sox...

Cheating, getting an edge, pushing the boundaries, skirting the intent of a rule ... it only seems like the Patriots invented the art form. But it has been going on for years. Here's how in various sports, with contributions from Courant staff writers...

MASHANTUCKET — The Red Sox have been down this road before, the winter renovation road.
No franchise does the quick rebuild like they do, and the three championships between 2004 and 2013 illustrate their success, just as last-place finishes in 2012...

There was a lot of brawling, unnecessary shoving and stomping going on Sunday in the NFL and sadly, it continued Monday in college football. The Rams and Giants got into a brouhaha on the sidelines in Sunday's 37-27 Giants' win after Rams linebacker...

NEW YORK — Eleven months after Roger Clemens left Boston to embark on the twilight of his career, Pedro Martinez arrived as the new pitching ace of the Red Sox.Over the next seven seasons, Martinez was among the best pitchers in baseball while Clemens...

When Pablo Sandoval arrived in Boston early Tuesday, the natives made sure he quickly recognized his new home.
The switch-hitting third baseman was greeted at his introductory press conference at Fenway Park by a fan wearing a mascot-type, oversized...

As news spread overnight that Jon Lester had spurned Red Sox ownership in favor of the boy genius who once had escaped its employ dressed in a gorilla suit, another slightly less audacious scene began to spread across the Internet.We're talking about...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No sense tempting the baseball gods, or angering the other team. No need to start talking about what you want to take home after your team wins the World Series.Jake Peavy was a model of decorum on Monday. Wyatt, his fifth-grade son,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The San Francisco Giants lost. They lost a game, and with it they lost the chance to clinch their third World Series championship in five years.Losses happen. But the way the Giants lost, collapsing in one inning and losing their...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – They made a mockery out of the home-field advantage. They finished six games out of first place. Their best player was missing in action during the World Series.Yeah, all that and $8 will get you a bunch of garlic fries at AT&T Park...

The Red Sox re-signed right hander Koji Uehara to a two-year contract on Thursday.The deal was reported by WEEI.com to be worth $18 million.The 39-year-old reliever finished the 2014 season with 26 saves and a 2.52 ERA with eight walks and 80 strikeouts...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Kansas City Royals might have skipped the World Series for three decades, but they have an identity now. Ladies and gentlemen, the Royals Way: a lockdown bullpen, suffocating defense and speed to kill.The Oakland Athletics have a...

Who are you pulling for in the World Series? The Kansas Royals are America's Team, but the San Francisco Giants have some strong Eastern Connecticut links. The Giants' Double A affiliate was in Norwich before shifting to Richmond, Va. after the 2009...

Free agent third baseman Pablo Sandoval is leaving his heart in San Francisco and heading cross-country to Beantown.According to multiple reports, Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox have agreed on a five-year deal worth close to $100 million.Later Monday...

The sacrifice bunt might have fallen out of vogue, but not here.
The San Francisco Giants deployed the bunt twice in the 10th inning on Tuesday. It did not work once, and that worked out for the Giants. Then it worked, and even better for...

As it turned out, the San Francisco Giants had the Washington Nationals right where they wanted them. Pablo Sandoval's RBI double tied the game with two outs in the ninth inning, and Brandon Belt's solo homer in the 18th gave the never-say-die Giants...

From the East Coast to the West Coast and points in between the Major League Baseball postseason starting on Tuesday provides tantalizing possibilities that a regional rivalry could determine the World Series champion.From a possible "Freeway...

The Patriots are at the Packers Sunday, which should be a good one. Yahoo Sports' power rankings have the Patriots (9-2) No. 1 and the Packers (8-3) No. 2. Super Bowl preview? We're a long way from that, but you never know. If the Patriots do win...

In tribute to Scott Gray, who announced he is retiring after 34 years at WTIC-AM, we're going to do today's On The Fly in the style of his morning commentaries …Wait. Never mind. Bad idea. It would be impossible, because nobody could do a Scott...